🆚 CentOS vs. Rocky Linux

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Operating system
Operating system

About

CentOS is a discontinued open-source Linux distribution compatible with RHEL.

Rocky Linux is an open-source enterprise operating system designed to be 100% bug-for-bug compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Headquarters

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Albany, California, United States

Website

Pricing

Free ✔️Open source

Categories

Operating Systems › Rank #5
Operating Systems › Rank #10
Legacy › Rank #10

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The CentOS operating system is 12 times more popular than Rocky Linux.
Total websites

Market share

Operating Systems

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

CentOS is more popular in Japan, the United States, and Germany, while Rocky Linux is more popular in Iran.
Japan
United States
Germany
Korea
Italy
Netherlands
Russia
Taiwan
United Kingdom
Czech Republic

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

CentOS is more popular than Rocky Linux in all market segments.
Business
Education/Reference
Marketing/Merchandising
Internet Services
Entertainment
Online Shopping
Blogs/Wiki
Software/Hardware
General News
Sports

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
#199
bodycontact.com
#3,018
#3,293
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